RESURGENCE Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

resurgence

noun

ri-ˈsər-jən(t)s

Definition of resurgence

as in revival

the act or an instance of bringing something back to life, public attention, or vigorous activity the downtown has experienced a resurgence since the commercial revitalization project was completed

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Recent Examples of resurgence Louise Raulais, who runs the Rio Ocean Club with her partner Theo Andrade, is among those who see the tourism opportunities in the whales' resurgence. — ABC News, 1 July 2026 Lindsay Lohan celebrated her 40th birthday in an emotional social media post, sharing gratitude for her family and career resurgence. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026 That combination is why College Football 27 reads as the high point of EA's football resurgence, the same late-prime form that carried its recent UFC entry. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026 With a roster built around aging veterans in Domantas Sabonis, 30, DeMar DeRozan, 36, and Zach LaVine, 31, Acuff will be asked to help lead the franchise’s next resurgence. — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for resurgence

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His two goals and man-of-the-match performance against Canada in Morocco’s 3-0 win in this World Cup feels like the culmination of his revival, an upward point on a satisfying narrative arc.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Explore the revival of gardens, porches, and patios inspired by the charm of years past.

— Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026

Definition of revival

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For Martin, the only guy in the clubhouse to play for Tony La Russa, it’s been like a baseball rebirth.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Fragments of email correspondence appear alongside bits of dialogue, histories of apocalyptic movements in Korea, and poems about the nature of time and the Bardo (the Tibetan Buddhist concept for the transitional period between death and rebirth).

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of rebirth

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Each of Pennsylvania’s 2,562 municipalities maintains its own license requirements, each with its own exam, experience requirements, and renewal cycle, and no reciprocity between them.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Allows the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue lifetime disabled parking permits, removing the current four-year renewal requirement, to people with a permanent dismemberment or an amputation (HB 961).

— Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

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